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It is a choice. UK needs to take a long hard look in the mirror.
Not seen this before. Really shocking from Danny Dorling's 'Seven Children'.

Average height of five-year-old boys, 1985–2020
November 12, 2024 at 11:08 AM
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These remarks are offensive to me, an artist and developer, who has dedicated hours and hours of unpaid work to building tools on top of Adobe’s software for artists to use.

The state of Creative Cloud today is a joke. These remarks are a slap in the face.

www.theverge.com/2024/10/25/2...
Adobe execs say artists need to embrace AI or get left behind
“People will either agree with that conviction or they won’.”
www.theverge.com
November 1, 2024 at 8:06 PM
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In the late 1960s, he went to Dhaka to work on cholera. There he became involved in the development of oral rehydration therapy — hailed as one of the most significant medical advances of the century.
Remembering Dr. Richard Cash: How a 'simple' intervention helped save millions of lives
In the late 1960s, he went to Dhaka to work on cholera. There he became involved in the development of oral rehydration therapy — hailed as one of the most significant medical advances of the century.
www.npr.org
October 26, 2024 at 10:54 PM
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“Then it’s like, you know what, 10 feet is just not high enough."

Home Depot’s 12-foot skeletons have become one of the company's most successful products and have spawned an industry of giant Halloween decor
Home Depot’s 12-Foot Skeletons Spawned an Industry of Giant Halloween Decor
Skelly has helped set sales records for the home improvement giant every year since its release in 2020. Its invention was a stroke of inspiration.
www.bloomberg.com
October 23, 2024 at 1:29 PM
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Bottlenose dolphins in Florida and Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to measurements taken from their blowholes.

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October 20, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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Amazon indicates employees can quit if they don’t like its return-to-office mandate
Amazon indicates employees can quit if they don’t like its return-to-office mandate
AWS CEO Matt Garman has harsh words for remote workers: return to the office or quit. The Amazon executive recently told employees who don’t like the new five-day in-person work policy that, “there are other companies around,” presumably companies they…
tcrn.ch
October 18, 2024 at 1:18 AM
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The New York Times has had it with generative AI companies using its content 
The New York Times has had it with generative AI companies using its content 
The New York Times sent a cease and desist letter demanding that Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity stop accessing and using its content in AI summaries and other output. The Wall Street Journal reviewed the document.  The letter argues that Perplexity has been…
tcrn.ch
October 15, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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The Morning Monty poses prettily
October 13, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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Sheila spilled, honestly
October 13, 2024 at 4:01 AM
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There was an equipment malfunction with the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine's elevator, which is about a two-minute ride down into the earth, according to officials. The mine itself has not collapsed.
1 person dead in Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine accident in Teller County, 12 people still trapped
Four people were injured. So far, 11 people have already been rescued from the tourist mine near Cripple Creek. There are children involved.
www.cpr.org
October 10, 2024 at 11:13 PM